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Q21.0

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Ventricular septal defect

Ventricular septal defect

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Roger's disease

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Related Codes(6)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(375)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect with muscular posterior inferior rim
  • Ventricular septal defect with anterior malaligned outlet septum with overriding pulmonary valve
  • Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect
  • Septum interventricular patent
  • Doubly committed ventricular septal defect in double outlet ventricle
  • Membranous ventricular septum defect
  • Pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect with aorta from left ventricle
  • Congenital prolapse of aortic valve
  • Doubly committed juxta-arterial outlet ventricular septal defect with posteriorly malaligned outlet septum
  • Ventricular septal defect with posterior malaligned outlet septum with overriding pulmonary valve
  • vsd
  • Origin of both great vessels from right ventricle
  • Double outlet right ventricle with subaortic ventricular septal defect without pulmonary stenosis
  • Perimembranous ventricular septal defect with extension to right ventricular outlet
  • Double outlet ventriculoarterial connections
  • Roger disease
  • Ventricular septal defect with absent outlet septum and overriding truncal valve with extension of membranous septum
  • Spontaneous reduction in size of ventricular septal defect due to tissue of membranous septum
  • Congenital Gerbode defect
  • Aortic valve overriding ventricular septum
  • Hypoplasia of infundibular septum
  • Muscular ventricular septal defect
  • Congenital subaortic stenosis due to restrictive ventricular septal defect associated with functionally univentricular heart
  • Doubly committed juxta-arterial ventricular septal defect with anteriorly malaligned fibrous outlet septum and muscular postero-inferior rim
  • Muscular ventricular septum defect
  • Ventricular septal defect with malaligned outlet septum
  • TGA - Transposition of great arteries
  • Small ventricular septal defect
  • Defect interventricular septum
  • Outlet ventricular septal defect with anteriorly malaligned outlet septum
  • Anterior muscular trabecular ventricular septal defect
  • Doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect
  • Muscular ventricular septal defect opening to right ventricular inlet
  • Double outlet right ventricle with doubly committed ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis
  • Perimembranous outlet ventricular septal defect with anteriorly malaligned outlet septum
  • Perimembranous inlet ventricular septal defect with atrioventricular septal malalignment
  • Doubly committed juxta-arterial outlet ventricular septal defect with anteriorly malaligned outlet septum
  • Posterior perimembranous ventricular septal defect
  • Laubry Pezzi syndrome
  • Ventricular septal defect NOS
  • Absent pulmonary valve syndrome
  • Congenital abnormality of ventricles and ventricular septum
  • Asymptomatic ventricular septal defect
  • Muscular ventricular septal defect in marginal septum
  • Defect, Ventricular Septal
  • Absent outlet septum
  • Perimembranous ventricular septal defect with extension to right ventricular trabecular component
  • Ventriculoseptal defect
  • Muscular ventricular septal defect in apical trabecular septum
  • Ventricular septal defect, spontaneous closure
  • Transposition of great arteries
  • ventricular septal defects
  • Maladie de Roger
  • Double outlet right ventricle
  • Spontaneous reduction in size of ventricular septal defect
  • Ventricular septal defect with posterior malaligned outlet septum with overriding aortic valve
  • Ventricular septal defect of inlet of right aspect of ventricular septum
  • Haemodynamically insignificant ventricular septal defect
  • Ventricular septal abnormality (disorder)
  • Ventricular septal defect between left ventricle and right atrium
  • Spontaneous reduction in size of ventricular septal defect due to prolapse of cusp of aortic valve
  • Endocardial cushion defect
  • VSD - Ventricular septal defect
  • Swiss cheese heart
  • Eisenmenger ventricular septal defect
  • Congenital abnormality of truncal valve
  • Functionally univentricular heart
  • Taussig-Bing defect
  • Double outlet right ventricle with doubly committed ventricular septal defect
  • Ventricular septal defect, small
  • Double outlet right ventricle with noncommitted ventricular septal defect
  • Double outlet right ventricle with subpulmonary ventricular septal defect
  • Roger's disease
  • Gerbode defect
  • Congenital subaortic stenosis
  • Muscular ventricular septal defect in inlet septum
  • Double outlet right ventricle with subaortic or doubly committed ventricular septal defect without pulmonary stenosis - ventricular septal defect type
  • Infectious endocarditis at site of ventricular septal defect
  • interventricular septal defect
  • Septal Defect, Intraventricular
  • PAVSD - Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect
  • Congenital absence of pulmonary valve
  • Multiple muscular ventricular septum defect
  • Ventricular septal defect with absent outlet septum and overriding truncal valve
  • Pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect with aorta from right ventricle
  • Ventricular septal defect with absent outlet septum and overriding truncal valve with inferior muscular rim
  • Outlet ventricular septal defect with posteriorly malaligned outlet septum
  • Intraventricular Septal Defects
  • Confluent muscular ventricular septal defect
  • Defect, Intraventricular Septal
  • Ventricular septal defect with malaligned outlet septum to right
  • Perimembranous inlet ventricular septal defect
  • Hemodynamically insignificant ventricular septal defect
  • Doubly committed ventricular septal defect in double outlet ventriculoarterial connection
  • Transposition of great vessels, interventricular septal defect AND overriding aorta
  • Multiple ventricular septal defects
  • Inferior muscular trabecular ventricular septal defect
  • Muscular ventricular septal defect in trabecular septum
  • Spontaneous reduction in size of ventricular septal defect due to accessory tissue of atrioventricular valve
  • Multiple trabecular ventricular septal defect
  • Acquired subaortic stenosis
  • Ventricular septal defect with aortic insufficiency
  • Intraventricular Septal Defect
  • Double outlet right ventricle with subaortic or doubly committed ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis Fallot type
  • Doubly committed juxta-arterial outlet ventricular septal defect with perimembranous extension and anteriorly malaligned outlet septum
  • Common atrioventricular-type ventricular septal defect
  • Congenital subvalvular aortic stenosis
  • Infective endocarditis at site of ventricular septal defect
  • Absent pulmonary valve syndrome with ventricular septal defect of non Fallot type
  • Perimembranous outlet ventricular septal defect with posteriorly malaligned outlet septum
  • Eisenmenger's ventricular septal defect
  • DCSA - Doubly committed subarterial defect
  • Subarterial ventricular septal defect
  • Atrioventricular septal defect with additional muscular ventricular septal defect
  • Septal Defects, Ventricular
  • Confluent perimembranous ventricular septal defect
  • Spontaneous closure of ventricular septal defect
  • Transposition of great vessels
  • Nearly absent ventricular septum
  • Residual ventricular septal defect
  • Fallot type double outlet right ventricle
  • Perimembranous ventricular septal defect with extension to all right ventricular components
  • Acquired subaortic stenosis associated with functionally univentricular heart
  • Supracristal ventricular septal defect
  • Absent left sided atrioventricular connection
  • Imperforate pulmonary valve
  • TGV - Transposition of great vessels
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
  • Subaortic stenosis due to restrictive ventricular septal defect in functionally univentricular heart
  • Subpulmonic ventricular septal defect
  • Absent pulmonary valve
  • Congenital aortic valvar prolapse
  • Infective endocarditis at site of patch of ventricular septal defect
  • Ventricular septal defect (disorder)
  • Infectious endocarditis at site of patch of ventricular septal defect
  • Discordant ventriculoarterial connection
  • Septal Defect, Ventricular
  • Muscular ventricular septal defect in outlet septum
  • Congenital ventricular septal defect (disorder)
  • Interventricular communication
  • Congenital atresia of pulmonary valve
  • Acquired subaortic stenosis due to restrictive ventricular septal defect associated with functionally univentricular heart
  • Doubly committed juxta-arterial outlet ventricular septal defect with perimembranous extension
  • Giant ventricular septal defect
  • Left ventricular-right atrial communication
  • Doubly committed juxta-arterial outlet ventricular septal defect with perimembranous extension and posteriorly malaligned outlet septum
  • Right sided atrium connecting to left ventricle
  • Ventricular septal abnormality
  • Spontaneous closure of ventricular septal defect due to fibromuscular reaction
  • Ventricular septal defect with malaligned outlet septum to left
  • Ventricular septal defect with anterior malaligned outlet septum with overriding aortic valve
  • Muscular ventricular septal defect in central trabecular septum
  • Congenital anomaly of atrioventricular septum
  • Double outlet right ventricle with subaortic ventricular septal defect
  • Spontaneous closure of ventricular septal defect due to tissue of membranous septum
  • Transposition of great arteries with concordant atrioventricular connections and ventricular septal defect
  • Septal Defects, Intraventricular
  • Perimembranous ventricular septal defect with extension to right ventricular inlet
  • Spontaneous reduction in size of ventricular septal defect due to fibromuscular reaction
  • Non-restrictive ventricular septal defect
  • Single muscular ventricular septum defect
  • APVS - Absent pulmonary valve syndrome
  • Roger's disease (disorder)
  • Cranial perimembranous ventricular septal defect
  • Taussig-Bing syndrome
  • Congenital ventricular septal defect
  • Anterior perimembranous ventricular septal defect
  • Congenital absence of pulmonic valve
  • Defects, Intraventricular Septal
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
  • Doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect with membranous septum extension
  • Central basal perimembranous ventricular septal defect
  • Transposition of great arteries with concordant atrioventricular connections and ventricular septal defect and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
  • Perimembranous ventricular septal defect
  • DORV - Double outlet right ventricle
  • Hole in heart wall separating two lower heart chambers
  • Concordant atrioventricular connections
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for ventricular septal defect?

The ICD-10-CM code for ventricular septal defect is Q21.0. The full clinical description is "Ventricular septal defect". Q21.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code Q21.0 mean?

ICD-10-CM code Q21.0 represents “Ventricular septal defect”. It is classified under Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is Q21.0 a billable code?

Yes, Q21.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is Q21.0 in?

Q21.0 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).

What codes cannot be used with Q21.0?

Q21.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: acquired cardiac septal defect (I51.0).

What SNOMED CT codes does Q21.0 map to?

Q21.0 maps to 110 SNOMED CT concepts: 253596003, 253290005, 253562005, 6996004, 448475002, and 105 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Q21.0?

Q21.0 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0238522, C0018818. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does Q21.0 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like ventricular septal defect affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Q21.0?

Q21.0 maps to the ICD-11 code: LA88.4Z (Ventricular septal defect, unspecified).

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